Dating back....

Status: 3 weeks, 6 days

Here's what I don't get - Why do doctors supposedly study that all women are different, yet they base calculations for important things, such as birth, on standards that 99% of the time do not apply!?! I have heard from so many women who know when they conceived, but their doctors dismiss their charted proof and continue to fight them.

So, hence the position I put myself in. I called my OB/Gyn's office this morning to schedule my first appt, which I thought would not occur for another 4-6 weeks. Of course, the first thing they ask after I tell them I got a positive HPT is, "When was the first day of your LMP?" At the time, I didn't have my chart with me, I couldn't remember the calculated date I had come up with, and I honestly didn't know when my REAL LMP was, so I said, "Early/mid December, but I can't remember the exact date." She asked me to try, so I guessed 12/12. She told me, because I wasn't sure of the date, and because of my insurance, they would have to send me to another place (outside the practice) to get a "confirmation of pregnancy" ultrasound. The person that scheduled those was busy at the time, so she asked for my phone number and said it would be a little while, but she'd call me back.

Fast forward to 5 hours later. Still no phone call, so I decided to call them back. I talked to a different scheduler this time. I told her that I had called earlier, and the person I spoke to had told me something about having to have an ultrasound because I didn't really know when my LMP was, and because of my insurance, or something like that. She sounded confused and said that sounded weird. Then she told me I just needed to come in and get bloodwork and talk to one of the doctors. After dealing with my hectic schedule, we decided that TOMORROW would be the best time. OMG!!!

Then she asked again about my insurance. Because I have a certain kind she told me I still needed to schedule the out-of-office U/S while I am at the appt tomorrow.

I am so nervous about all of this. It is a mixed blessing that it is happening so fast - I can't wait to see the little blob of cells that is Tobe!